![]() Even without him Rome would’ve fell on its own.Īfter Julius Caesar kicked Pompey out of power he forced the senate to make him permanent dictator. This bad state shows that Caesar was just in the right situation to help it collapse. All of this on top of Caesars control of Rome ended the republic. the turmoil sparked slave uprisings at home and revolts among Rome’s allies. The Republic was destined to be doomed it was just a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. As said before the republic was already in a bad state when Caesar took throne. ![]() But on the other hand, Caesar is not the only reason why the republic fell. All of this led up to Caesar fighting Pompey and his small army to take Rome. This gave Caesar the power and the acceptance of the citizens to take the government himself without any problems. This made people very eager to find a new leader so they all looked to Caesar. Before Caesar rose to power the common people and the government only resolved problems and conflicts in violent ways. The citizens wanted change badly and saw how Caesar was gaining success and a shine of light in a time of darkness. What also made him more popular was the citizens struggle against Rome’s corrupted government and problems they created for them. This helped him gain the support of the people and giving him the upper hand over the republic. Most importantly he made new trade routes that made Rome more prosperous. The citizens were extremely pleased to hear that Caesar had gained many victories in his expansion and by doing so gained land for farming and new cities and materials for trading and building. Also his great success in the conquest of Gaul made him enormously popular with the Roman citizens. These territories (also known a Gaul) proved to be a successful moral victory for Caesar in further increasing the wealth of Rome and popularity from his people. Julius Caesar using the strength of his army set on to gain new territory for an already unstable republic. Julius Caesar had a tremendous rise to power which went alongside his boldness on the battlefield. Julius Caesar single-handedly ended the republic by giving himself too much power and in a sense creating a monarchy. This influence helped gained his support in his capture of Rome. Julius Caesar had an advantage in part of his popularity and influence over the people. Julius Caesar was a huge part of why the Republic collapsed and turned into the empire he created. This turn of events showed to be the downfall of the Roman republic. Caesar used this popularity to take Rome for himself. ![]() They were in desperate need of a change in their government and saw Caesar as an opportunity to make the change they’ve been needing. Caesar made his name by easily conquering the Gauls and adding more riches for Rome. In the time of outrage and uncertainty a general took the republics in Europe and changed the course of the future of Rome.
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